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Friday Feature: Ronald Reagan Not Riding a Tiger

As weather cools all over the country, it's a great time for a bike ride with a young Ronald Reagan.
In the 1940s Reagan even appeared in a few advertisements for Schwinn bicycle company. He stipulated, though, that he would use his own bicycle in the ad—not the free bike offered by the company.

Stay tuned! Every Friday we'll highlight an interesting item from presidential history.